AVP, Control Room

Job Function:
Legal & Compliance Department

Job Type: Permanent

We govern, structure, negotiate and execute the largest and most complex deals globally, across all asset classes.

You will gate-keep and elevate material regulatory, compliance, reputational risks and incidents to the GIC Board and senior management. You will help monitor the constantly evolving regulatory landscape to advise our stakeholders of the potential implications and to implement the requisite controls. You will also promote and reinforce staff awareness of the applicable regulatory and compliance policies and procedures.

You will be part of a team that manages the legal, regulatory, compliance, and reputational risks of GIC.

We are looking for a highly motivated, high‑calibre candidate to join our Control Room team as an Assistant Vice President.

• Advise on GIC’s Information Barrier Policy, Expert Networks Policy, Research & Alternative Data Providers Policy, Personal Investments Policy, and applicable laws and regulations on insider trading and market abuse.
• Perform all aspects of the daily operations of the Control Room, including but not limited to reviewing insider lists, wall crossings, advising on the assessment of material non‑public information, imposing dealing restrictions and approving requests for personal investments by staff.
• Work closely with the Technology Group and our vendors to enhance our existing systems to ensure that our controls remain robust and effective.
• Monitor and identify changes in GIC’s investment/trading and operational activities and global regulatory developments that warrant an update to existing policies or the development of new processes to ensure that GIC’s Information Barrier and Personal Investments Policies remain updated and effective.
• Respond to regulatory inquiries, including working with the Technology Group and Asset Departments to retrieve information, and with external legal counsel on preparing the responses to regulators.
• Conduct periodic policy and process reviews and consultation with stakeholders, and present proposed policy changes to GIC’s Group Executive Committee and/or Group Risk Committee.
• Advise on other general compliance policies, which includes conflicts of interest, gifts & entertainment and external personal appointments/activities. Review staff’s declarations on conflicts of interest, gifts & entertainment, and external personal appointments/activities.
• Assist in Compliance Risk Assessments, and implement additional Compliance processes, where required.
• Track, analyze and report management information and key Compliance risk metrics, and identify areas for improvement to existing policies, processes and controls.
• Conduct ex‑post monitoring and communications surveillance on selected market abuse scenarios. Investigate and enforce any policy violations that are detected.

• Preferably 5 to 8 years’ experience in the financial services industry, preferably in a Control Room function, or with a securities exchange or securities regulator.
• An interest in and awareness of the global regulatory and enforcement landscape and an understanding of securities laws and regulations.
• Strong understanding of information control and conflicts of interest issues.
• Ability to interact with senior front office personnel and confidence to uphold compliance positions under pressure.
• Good knowledge about financial markets and experience in at least one or more asset classes such as Equities, Fixed Income, Derivatives, Commodities and FX.
• Attention to details and able to manage large data sets and detect patterns / inconsistencies.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and investigative skills.
• Ability to multitask, perform processes via systems and handle multiple compliance reviews and projects at the same time and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with using platforms by market data vendors (Bloomberg, Reuters, etc.).

At GIC, our offices are vibrant hubs for ideation, professional growth, and interpersonal connection. At the same time, we believe that flexibility allows us to do our best work and be our best selves. Thus, our teams come into the office four days per week to harness the benefits of in‑person collaboration, but have the flexibility to choose which days they work from home and adjust this arrangement as situational needs arise.

As an employer, we passionately believe every individual brings with them unique diversity of thought and perspectives to meaningfully enrich perspectives of GIC teams to drive competitive performance. An inclusive environment yields exceptional contribution.

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